Police investigate luring of kids in Sussex

State Police tonight are investigating two possible attempts by a man to lure juveniles into a pickup truck in the area of Wantage and Frankford in Sussex County.

Both incidents occurred on Monday, but one of the two was reported to State Police only today. State police said tonight that they believe the same man may be involved in both attempts.

In one incident, a man reportedly used a pretext of needing help to find a dog to try to lure a juvenile male into his pickup truck, State Police at Sussex said. That incident allegedly occurred at 6 p.m. on Sherman Ridge Road in Wantage.

In another incident, a 13-year-old girl was approached in the area of Culver Lake in Frankford or Sandyston, State Police said. The man pointed to the seat of his car and told the girl to get in, but she fled. The time was not given.

The man in the incidents was described as having longish reddish or gray hair, and the truck was variously described as red or brown. The age of the suspect was given as between 40 and 50 in one incident, but his age was not given in the other.